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Heh.... Can you brush their coats? and if so, do they like the attention??? I notice that they are very fuzzy.. do you harvest their "wool" in the spring too? There are so many things to learn about your new additions to the "farm family"! Please do tell!

woops - just deleted my post by accident! What I was saying was this:I had a wooden rocking-llama when I was little. Needless to say, I'm quite sure your guys are a great deal more animated, and fluffy than mine was (mine being made out of wood, and all).One question though: Do llamas really spit?

Yes, you can brush their coats (if you can get near enough to touch them). I have a special brush for Dan (which he loves) that says it also works for llamas. They could use a good brushing; it's easy for their wool to get matted and full of leaves, etc. They can also be sheared, but in my opinion they look pretty silly wheared (especially when they are given a 'poodle' cut where a circle of wool is left around their mid-section). I used to have a super woolly llama named Rolling Thunder, but he wasn't about to let anybody brush him. He was quite the prima donna.

Yes, there is a lot to learn about these two.

Hi Schatzli,No names yet. They've only been here a little over a week. Still waiting to let their personalities show. In general, llamas are pretty low maintenance animals.

Hi Adri,Welcome to the farm! Thanks for taking the time to write. I bet your wooden rocking llama was adorable.

As far as the spitting goes, there are mixed opinons. Emma at Modern Girls Kitchen was saying that she worked with two who were spitters. I had Rolling Thunder for 6 years and never saw him spit. I was told that they only spit when they are very, very angry. Also, that trait has supposedly been bred out as well. I'm sure if these two start spitting you'll hear about it! : )

I do know that they hum. Yes, hum. When they are stressed out or upset, they start making this humming noise. All five llamas at the livestock auction barn were humming when I went back to check them out.

They also make a very loud 'bugling' noise when they want to alert you to danger or scare something off. This is very cool. I only heard Thunder do it once. Other than that, they are very quiet creatures.

Well, that's the llama lesson for today. : )

Hi Nicky,Oh, I'll definitely keep everyone updated. As far as coming home with llamas rather than a dog or a cat, well, you have to remember that I'm the girl who bought a donkeyover the phone. You never know what's going to show up here. : )

Just catching up on a few comments here (better late than never, right?)

Hi Leigh,Still can't touch them yet! : )

Hi Lindy,I love it!

Hi Jeff,Definitely!

Hi Alisha,The good news is I haven't heard either of them hum since they moved in with us. : )

Hi Mum,This was no chance visit. I received advance insider information. I even got to go check out the llamas several days before the auction. There are definite advantages to living in the house the auctioneer grew up in.

Hi Mijo,'Derisive' is certainly right. They are soooo far above us--and they are the first to let us know it. : )

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